Catastrophe & Restoration

This year, the British foiled a terrorist plan to blow up U.S.-bound international flights, and we're thankful for that.

Claims resulting from Hurricane Katrina must be settled by Aug. 29, 2007 and Hurricane Rita claims by Sept. 24, 2007.

After Katrina, several buildings were rendered inoperable because critical equipment was located at or below grade and damaged by floodwaters.

A recent study by two trial lawyer groups makes inflammatory statements about how insurance companies handled customers and their claims after Hurricane Katrina.

You may be reading this in early October, but I'm writing it on the evening of September 11, the fifth anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. It's deja vu.

As certain as the fact that apples are green before they turn yellow or red, there will be structures and possessions damaged this hurricane season by wave wash and storm surge.

By the end of August in 2005, an extraordinary seven tropical storms and five hurricanes already had formed in the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

The following natural-disaster bills have yet to be acted on by Congress.